Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-25
TERRIFIC STORM.
HEAVY GALE And BLINDIEG SNOW
on THE LAKES.
shipwrecked Sailors Lost in the Snow
After Landipg-A Number OF
Wrecks Reported, &C.
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MARQUETTE, NIGH, October ga storm
almost the exact parallel In intensity and
direction Of wind and amount Of snow a. that
which caused such havoc here on November
llth last year set In at daylight yesterday.
Tie wind blew from northeast 20 north 10
miles IN hour all day while binding snow
storm ragged, making the gale dOubly danger
Gus for vessels.
The captain aud crew Of the schooner George
Sherman have reached the city and report il3
Sherman total wreck On shot Point, about ten
miles from Marquette. The Alva Bradley
struck At anout the same place little before
tie sherman, and Captain Clifford thinks nor
cicw also escaped. The sherman loil she
s0uit ~ !. ~. Saturday and was struck
10y The storm this side OF Whiteil-h
Point, commencing at Z O'Clock yestef
Gay morning She got along finely with The
Bradley In company until afternoon, whom the
vessels separated, and soon the captain OF the
Sherman found that In the thicN suOw-sicr;n
she was close ashore. He attempted TO cone
gtout 10 clear South Point, but was driven hand
oil a rocky beach. Seeing That the schooner was
LOST. the crew took TO the bC6t While going
Ashore the maiumast fell across the boat with
out iniuring any one. though when the shore
was reached the captain was dashed against
he rocks and badly stunned, but was pulled
ashore boy the others. All were saved.
They struck the beach AT $3.50 Z. NJ, and kept
wandering around I'm the woods until o'clock
IN The binding snow almost dead from ex
hau-tiOn, dragging the woman COOK on a litter.
When they reached the railroad track they
tagged an ore train bound for Marquette The
sherman Yas loaded with coal for Pickands
Co. Marquette. The vessel doubtless Will be
total wreck The Alya Bradley was coal
laden and was consigned TO the rail-
read company here. She went ashore be-
foe the Sherman. Captain Clifford said she Is
on head hr-t and apparently easy. lie thinks
ine crew got Cn. az II was only a few rods 10 the
shore. lie saw nothing OF the crew. but could
not stop 10 hunt for them, because OF the con-
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tleir small boats IL Is believed the crew Of
the Bradley are now roaming around In the
woods In the terrible storm, aud the city mar
stat. with a gang Of fifteen men, has gone 20
lrd them II possible.
he Iawrerco IA also probably lost. "a she
rasscd the Sault yesterday for Portage Entry.
Tie Mahnipiiae cleared for here AT =. NJ, just
before the storm came on, and will certainly
have trouble.
SIX HOURS ~ THE RIGGING.
MLwAUKEE. October 2i-The gale that pre-
vailed Saturday night on the lake is re-
ported 10 have been tho seyerest OF the
season by vessel masters. Ii continued
last night with nurries Of snow. The
wind blow forty-nve miles an hour all day
yesterday. and a large feet was in the harbor
Tor shelter. At { o'clock this morning the
scf ooner Maine. Of Chicago, was wrecked here
and il total loss. She struck $50 feet OF
shore, and for half an hour the six men COM
prising her crew chung desperately 10 The rig
giug. while the rea broke clear over them
The life saving crew rescued them In "A nearly
exhausted condition. No other wrecks are re-
ported.
sunk NEAR AsuTABULA.
CLEVELAND, October ;i.-An Ashtabula
ohio special says The schooner j. f. JOY,
ore laden for Erie, and leaking badly, at-
tempted 10 anchor outside the harbOr. 0rOSe
away. and driftCd onto rocks outside OF the
piers and sank IN twenty feet Of water. The
crew was saved by small boats
A large vessel l. going % pieces on the
beach nj Noble. village about ten miles east
q this city. The waves are beating the snip 70
pieces. and the crew are dashed 20 the rigging.
The life-saying crew went to their assistance
and rescued them after considerable dihiculty'
TIE GALE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO. OCTOBER 2l.-A great gale swept
over this city this morning. tue wind attaining
maximum velocity OF siXty-siX miles per
hour. ono house was blown down. S-ade-
trees, signs, aud windows suffered terribly.
No serious damage IL reported from the lake.
CHICAGO ALSO FELT IT.
CHICAGO. October 2i.-Thcre wa a heavy
wind al Of yesterday aud last night. blowing
with almost the velocity Of storm, AM much
DAMAGE 10 exposed vessels may be expected.
Itoxteuded over tho entire lake region, and al
moonlight had a velocity Of about fOrty miles.
BEYOND one or two trivial accidents no injury
20 chipping was reported In the local harb2r.
and Ne few vessels which arrived from outside
suffered nothing worth me- iioning.
oN LAKE SUPERIOR.
SUIT ST. MAR. October 2i-1he steamship
Alberta arrived here this morning from Port
Arthur. icing the only vessel attempting 10
iace .he gale which ragged On Lake superior
yesterday. Captain Anderson stated that the
Lodt never experienced such a trip. The Lake
superior transit COmpanys steamer Ind. with
two other vessels, are under the cover of the
1orquOis Point. Fourteen other vessels are
weather-bound at Whi-koy bay and nine are at
Nhiskey oint.
None Of the vessels dare 20 out in such a sea.
4 terrible northwest gale started Saturday
morning and changed sunday morning to n
nCrihe at gale. compauied by n binding
snow-storm. Messr-. Hickler Il Green's dredge.
which started nom Mackinaw In tow 81 the tug
Anna Males, has not been heard from. Fears
are expressed for their safety. No other disa -
tiers are reported as yet The storm still RACES.